Brihadeeswarar Temple

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brihadeeswarar_Temple

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:annualVisitors	hundreds of thousands
gptkbp:architecturalStyle	Dravidian architecture
gptkbp:associatedTemple	gptkb:Airavatesvara_Temple gptkb:Gangaikonda_Cholapuram
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Raja_Raja_Chola_I
gptkbp:builtIn	1010 CE
gptkbp:complexArea	over 40 acres
gptkbp:country	gptkb:India
gptkbp:dedicatedTo	gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:dynasty	gptkb:Chola_dynasty
gptkbp:famousFor	gptkb:frescoes gptkb:sculpture Chola bronze statues engineering marvel
gptkbp:features	Nandi statue massive lingam
gptkbp:festival	gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkbp:hasGopuram	66 meters
gptkbp:hasSanctum	garbhagriha
gptkbp:hasTower	66 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Brihadeeswarar Temple
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage	Chola period inscriptions
gptkbp:latitude	10.7828
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Thanjavur
gptkbp:longitude	79.1310
gptkbp:mainDeity	gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:managedBy	gptkb:Hindu_Religious_and_Charitable_Endowments_Department,_Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:material	granite
gptkbp:Nandi_statue_weight	about 25 tons
gptkbp:notableFeature	shadow of the main tower does not fall on the ground at noon granite used despite no local sources largest monolithic Nandi
gptkbp:openToPublic	yes
gptkbp:otherName	gptkb:Peruvudaiyar_Kovil gptkb:Rajarajeswaram
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:Archaeological_Survey_of_India
gptkbp:significance	gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site example of Tamil architecture largest temple in India at time of construction
gptkbp:state	gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:templeTank	gptkb:Yamuna_Eri
gptkbp:towerName	gptkb:Vimana
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria	(ii), (iii)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Great_Living_Chola_Temples 1987
gptkbp:相关节日	gptkb:Navaratri gptkb:Pradosham gptkb:Rathotsavam
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:India gptkb:Indian gptkb:religious_art
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4